LEADER 02400nam 2200481Ia 450 001 9910816580503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-16070-2 010 $a9786612160707 010 $a90-272-9588-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000553048 035 $a(EBL)622713 035 $a(OCoLC)302807846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC622713 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000553048 100 $a20030722d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn introduction to African languages /$fG. Tucker Childs 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia, PA $cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 0 $a1-58811-421-X 311 0 $a90-272-2605-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn Introduction to African Languages; Title page; Editorial page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements and dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 The classification of African languages; 3 Phonetics and phonology; 4 Morphology; 5 Syntax and semantics; 6 Historical and typological issues; 7 Social effects on the languages of Africa; Appendices; References; Index 330 $aThis book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to the study of African languages, the book presents linguistic phenomena not found in European languages. A goal of this book is to stimulate interest in African languages and address the question: What makes African languages so fascinating? The orientation adopted throughout the book is a descriptive one, which seeks to characterize African languages in a relatively succinct and neutral manner, and to make the facts accessible to a wide 606 $aAfrican languages 606 $aLanguage and culture$zAfrica 615 0$aAfrican languages. 615 0$aLanguage and culture 676 $a496 700 $aChilds$b George Tucker$0661173 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816580503321 996 $aIntroduction to African languages$91234744 997 $aUNINA